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Time i do not know. >> maybe you said this before and i wasnt listening did the plane reach complete takeoff or just takeoff and call shortly after takeoff about a problem? >> the question was had he just taken off. my understanding is and all i know is that i heard the atc recording on the news. and the pilot reported that he had an engine failure and was returning to the airport. its not immediate at this point. >> from the distance -- how high -- what do you think the altitude was? >> i canno...

And it has been a nightmare. well have more about that this hour. im natalie allen. >> and im george howell. this is cnn newsroom. >> its 9:00 p.m. near los angeles where we begin with the developing news about the plane crash with harrison ford who really is indiana jones. >> just phenomenal that he survived this crash. >> hes now hospitalized after a plane he was piloting, this right here, suffered an apparent engine failure and crashed as he was attempting an emergency landing on a golf cours...

Take off, shortly after takeoff without a problem? >> the question was whether this was just taking off. my understanding is and all i know is that i heard the atc recording on the news and the pilot reported that he had an engine failure and returning to the airport. those are his words. its not immediate at this point. >> from your experience, he was taking off obviously but from the distance to airport to here, how high, what do you think the altitu altitude-wise? >> i will not speculate on t...

Had engine trouble. this forced him to make an emergency landing on a golf course. >> engine failure. immediate return. >> engine trouble. that was fords voice right there as amateur video here shows the plane moments before the crash. sources well nbc news this morning ford is doing okay and will make a full recovery but he needed surgery for multiple injuries including with sources described as a nasty gash to the head and a broken arm but his son tweeted last night at the hospital. dad is oka...

Time i do not know. >> maybe you said this before and i wasnt listening did the plane reach complete takeoff or just takeoff and call shortly after takeoff about a problem? >> the question was had he just taken off. my understanding is and all i know is that i heard the atc recording on the news. and the pilot reported that he had an engine failure and was returning to the airport. its not immediate at this point. >> from the distance -- how high -- what do you think the altitude was? >> i canno...

Yards somewhere in that. >> harrison ford in a plane crash in a plane that he was piloting forced to land on the eighth hole of a golf course in los angeles after he reportedly lost power in the planes engine. and the amazing headline there is that he is expected to be okay. his son tweeting out, dad is battered but okay. trace gallaghers been following the story this evening. hes got a report from our west coast newsroom. trace. >> well the ntsb was asked, megyn, if this was the sign of a good ...

Fight against isis? also scammers targeting apple pay. now they use stolen credit cards to buy loot. lets talk live in the "cnn newsroom." good morning. im carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we start this hour with the dramatic crash involving one of the countrys most iconic stars. harrison ford now recovering in the hospital after the plane he was flying crashed on a southern california golf course. according to audio from inside that plane, the engine died just moments after...

I do not try -- it is really hard to walk into an accident and not jump to conclusions. conclusions get you in trouble almost every time. and so im not going to jump to any conclusions at this point. well wait for the evidence to come out and well go from there. >> would you educate the top reasons for potential engine failure in a prop aircraft? >> thats a wide area. its a reciprocal engine. theres a lot of different systems that can happen. this aircraft is a fairly simple aircraft. its a 1942...

Lucky ford was able to land here. spoke to one man probably saved some lives, jose. >> do we know how this happened? obviously an engine failure, but any more information on that? >> reporter: you know, you understand that ford had taken off from santa monica airport not far from here when there were engine problems. folks in the area reported hearing the sound of the engine and sputtering then nothing as the plane began to glide through the air, thats when he crash landed. faa, ntsb are now inv...

>> the question was whether this was just taking off. my understanding is and all i know is that i heard the atc recording on the news and the pilot reported that he had an engine failure and returning to the airport. i believe those are his words. >> what is the -- >> it is not immediate at this point. >> from your experience, he was taking off obviously but from the distance to airport to here, how high, what do you think the altitude-wise? >> i will not speculate on that. >> how far was he la...